Tartary
tə noun
the historical name of a region of indefinite extent in E Europe and Asia: designates the area overrun by the Tartars in the Middle Ages, from the Dnieper River to the Pacific.
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| 1. | a historical region (with indefinite boundaries) in E Europe and Asia, inhabited by Bulgars until overrun by the Tatars in the mid-13th century: extended as far east as the Pacific under Genghis Khan |
| 2. | Gulf of Tatary another name for the Tatar Strait |
| Tartary or Tartary | |
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